When Does Schizophrenia Show Up in Women?
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Q. Both of my parents are mentally ill, my mother suffering from Schizophrenia and my father from Manic Depression. Both of my parents had regular auditory hallucinations and paranoia.
At 21, I've yet to suffer from any of their symptoms, but have been struggling with PTSD and related anxiety. Since I was aware enough to know my parents were ill, I've constantly monitored myself to make sure I wasn't sick like they were.
From reading on this site and others, it appears that Schizophrenia shows up in women later than men. Could someone please talk about this more? Since I'm a 21 year old woman, I'd like to know if it's possible for me to still develop Schizophrenia (though I show no signs of it now and ...
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